Vending-machine.



'PATENTED JUNE 9,1903

L. W. RUBREGHT. VENDING MACHINE. APYPLIUIATION FILED AUG. 7, gaoz.

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PATENTED JUNE 9,1903.

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' SPECIFICATION forming port of Letters Patent N 0. 730,707, dated. June 9, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LUTHER W. RUBR'EGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Riverton, county of Burlington, and State of New Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vending-Machines,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in cigar-vending machines, and relates to that class of machines called antomatic machines, in which a motor is utilized to operate the mechanism, the weight of the coin tripping the release mechanism of the motor and allowing the same to act so as to deliver one ciger.

The object of my invention is to provide an epparatus in which the cigars may be vended from the original package and to provide mechanism which will act upon the cigars so as to keep them loosened and allow them to feed properly to the delivery-slide.

A further object of my invention is to provide a coin mechanism so constructed that iron or steel slugs the same size as the proper coin cannot be utilized to operate the machine and coins smaller than the proper-coin will be discharged in the machine without operating the same.

With these ends in view this invention consists inv the details of construction and combination elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

in order that those skilled in the ertt-o which this invention eppertaius may understand how to make and use the some, the construction and operation will now be described.

in dctnihrelerring to the accompanying drawings, forming a port of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a vendingmachine, showing the door open; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the vending-machine, showing the mechanism in the position of delivering e. cigar to the receiver; Fig. 3, asection on the line 3 3 of-Fig. 2; Fig. 4,21. sect-ion ou the line ll-l of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the coln-chute; Fig. 6, a section on the line i; (3 of Fig. l.

A represents the casing of the macl1inc, which may be of any suitable shape or design, but is preferably rectilinear. One side of the Application filed August 7, 1902- Sefisl No. 118,702. (No model.)

casing is hinged, so as to form a door A, and to this door is secured the coin-chute.

l3 represents the cigar-hox,which is inserted in the upper end of the machine. The front of the casing A is provided with an opening which is closed by a pane of glass Afithrough which the outside of the cover of the box may be inspected, or if the cover is removed the cigars themselves will he in view, and, if desired, openings can be made through the casing on all sides, so that all sides ofthe box may be inspected. The cigar-box B rests i upon the frame 13" at the'forwardend of the casing and at the rear rests upon the rear of the inclined platform 0, located beneath the box. The lower end of theeigar-box B is removed, thus allowing the cigars to fall upon the inclined platform C,'fro1n which they may roll into the vertical passage 0'. At the lower end of the vertical passage C is arranged the delivery-slide D, which slide consists'oi the pockets D and a horizontal plate D This delivery-slide rests and slides upon a short platform E, which when the slide is in its normal position forms a bottom for the pocket 1), and when the slide is in its normal position the pocket D is directly underneath the passage C, and therefore receives the lowest cigar. When the delivery-slide is pressed forward, this lower cigar will he carried with the slide forward of the platform E and allowed to drop through the passage El out of the machine into the receiver E. hen this delivery-slide D is thus forced forward for the delivery of the cigar, the plate D will then be underneath the lower endof the chute' C and close this lower end, so that the cigars cennot descend until the delivery-slide hes wheels G and G is provided with one tooth g and g, respectively, and these wheels re: volve in opposite directions to one another.. ll isa lever pivoted at II to the motor-cesing, and this lever is counterbalanced bya Upon the outweight I-I upon'one end. Extendingfrom upon the outer end of the lever I, the weight ofthe coin will rock the lever H and bring the projection H out of engagement with the tooth g and allowthe motor to operate; but

themotor can only operate long enough to turn the wheel G one revolution, because the tooth g upon the wheel G will come in con tact with the outer end of the lever H and raise such lever, so that the projection H will again engage the toqth g and stop the motor. Secured upon the same shaft as the wheel G is a crank-wheel J, to the wrist-pin of which is connected a pitman K. The other end of thispitman is pivoted to the rod D which extends rearward from the delivery-slide. This rod D slides in the guideway L, which is supported in anysuitable manner by the framework. Thus each time the wheel J makes a complete revolution the deliveryslide is forced forward. and backward, thus delivering the cigar and returning to its normal position.

Cigars when packed in the box are subjected to pressure, which causes them to be wedged in between one another and adhere to one another in a more or less degree. It is therefore necessary to agitate the cigars in the box, so as to allow them to separate one from the other and to be fed downward into the chute C. For this purpose I have provided the two standards M,which extend upward from the stationary framework and lie upon the inside of the boxjust in front of the cover.- If the cover is removed, these standards then extend in front of the cigars and hold them in place. Arranged between these standards'M is a framework N, which is adapted to slide vertically upon the standards, and to this framework N is pivoted the flaps O,which incline inward toward the cigars and are held in their normal position by means of the light springs P. These flaps O are joined at the top with the framework N by flexible pieces Q. The framework N has secured to it the extensions R, which extend outward from each side of the same and are -in engagement with the forward ends of the lever S, which lever is pivoted to the under side of the platform 0 at the point S, and the inner end of this lever is pivotallg connected to the upper end of a link T, the lower end of this link being pivoted to the wrist-pin upon the crank-wheel J. Thus each time the crank-wheel J makes one revolution the lever S will be rocked,so as to cause the framework N to-travel upward and then downthe movement of the framework N, I provide several holes in the lower end of the link T, so that said link may be adjusted upon the crank-pin as desired.

The coin-chute is attached to the cover A and consists of the two separate inclinechutes U and V. The proper-sized coin is insorted in the chute U and falls through the opening U into the chute Vand in traveling down the chute V will strike the bent-out portion V and be deflected into the supple-- mentary chute W and fall from said supplementary chute upon the lever I, which'will tript-he Release mechanism of the motor, as

before described} and allow'one cigar to glee,

delivered. If a smaller coin than the proper size is inserted, it will travel in the same way down the chute V, but will not be of sufficient diameter to engage the bent-out portion V and will travel underneath the same into the chute X and be deposited in the bottom of the casing without operating the machine.

For the purpose of guarding against the insertion of iron or steel disks of the same size as the proper coin I have provided the magnet Y, which projects into the chute U, and ifsuch iron or steel disk is inserted in the chute it will adhere to the magnet Y, and thus cannot drop through the opening U, and will remain in contact with the magnet until a coin is inserted into the chute, which coin will push the iron or steel disk from out of contact with the magnet, and this iron or steel disk willthen be below the opening U and will travel down the chute U and into the chute X and be deposited upon the bottom to the sliding frame and flexible pieces-extending from the sliding frame to the ends of the flaps and means for moving the frame.

2. In a vending-machine, the combination of a merchandise-holder, open at its lower end, a chute below the merchandise-holder, a delivery-slide, a sliding frame, tiaps pivoted to the sliding frame, springs pressing the flaps inwardly and flexible pieces extending ery-slide and sliding frame simultaneously as from the sliding frame to the ends of the and for the purpose described. v flaps and means for moving the frame. In testimony whereof I have hereunto af- 3. In a vending-machine, a merchandisei fixed my signaturein the presence of two subholder, a chute communicating with the merscribing witnesses. chandise-hoider, a. delivery-slide, a sliding LUTHER XV. RUBRECIIT. frame, flaps pivoted to the sliding frame, 7 means for connecting the ends of the flaps to the frame, means for reciprocating the deiiv- Witnesses: V

H. B. IIALLOCK, L. W. Monnisos. 

